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Day 1977: Doing Faith

Faith is not just something you have it’s also something you do – that’s what I’ve realized.

It’s 12 : 17 PM on day 1977 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 2, learn one new thing –Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from cornmint, peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in color, which is solid at room temperature and melts slightly above.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – ‘My Paper Parties’ and ‘Happy Odd Girl’ donated $25 each (thanks SO MUCH guys support means the world to me ) which brings my total raised to $2 132 only $4 118 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO SO SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today I realized that faith is not just something you have it’s also something you do sometimes we don’t feel like praying, reading the Bible and going to church sometimes we don’t even know where God is but I think it is during those times that we should do our faith the most sorta like behaving your way back into believing.

Day 1976: One Day Leader (Season 4)

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“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 1976 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Timothy 1, learn one new thing – When we eat corn or peas we are eating seeds, and when we eat radish or carrot, we are eating roots. Cauliflower and broccoli plants produce flowers we like to eat. Potatoes grow under- ground, but the part we eat is not a root. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 082 so far only $4 168 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Recently I watched season 4 episode 1 of One Day Leader – a TV series in which six young people showcase their leadership skills by tackling modern day South African social, economic and political issues as a way of competing for the coveted title of One-Day Leader – I love the whole idea of developing leaders over a 19-week period and look forward to watching the growth of the contestants as the season progresses. Full Disclosure: I am a little (ok A LOT) biased towards the show because my hero without a cape Catherine Constantinides is one of the judges on the show this season. Residents of South Africa: Tune in to One Day Leader every Monday at 4: 30 PM on SABC 1.

Day 1975: 25 Smiles Campaign One Month Later

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I have the most awesome friends on the planet – that’s what I keep realizing 🙂

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1975 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Thessalonians 3, learn one new thing –Explorer Ferdinand Magellan Named the Pacific Ocean in the 16th Century. In 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, in the employ of Spain, began a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to seek a western route to the Spice Islands via South America. –have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 082 so far only $4 168 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today marks the one month anniversary of my 25 Smiles Campaign benefiting Smile Train so far thirty people (including me and my family) have made donations to this campaign and between us we’ve donated $2 082 I am SO GRATEFUL and HAPPY. Thank you Sneha Abraham, Frank Burns, Gaynor Young and Barbara Royce, Justine Perry, Madalyn Sklar, Catherine Cook, @Maewmb, David Boutin, Sarah Britten, Jim Mahar, Nancy, Rema aunty, Paul and Juliet Merrell of Big Planet Radio, Bev Bern, Julie and Don Faughnan, Amit Abraham, Benjamin and Amelia, Athira Issac, Liesel, Priyachechi, Joubert Botha, LA Janssens, Anatoli, Arun Babu, Stan Faryna and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Jacqui Cooks, Caryn Gootkin, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Stephanie Young, Susannah Schaefer, Britt Michaelian, Pamela Eapen, Gaynor Young, Barbara Royce, Vinita Abraham, Joubert Botha, Catherine Constantinides, Sue-Ann Allen, Jessica Ilunga, Lillian Chang, Lakshmi Pillai, Akhil Tomy, Deepthi Raju Abraham, Sneha Abraham, Juliet Merrell, Kevin Varghese, Nadine Stander ( A.K.A my favorite dentist in the whole wide world[thanks for taking care of my teeth and for everything else dude you’re a rockstar]) and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

Happy Birthday Daddy. Thank you for everything (and I’m sorry for hurting your wallet so much LOL but it’s always for a good cause and besides we are SO BLESSED it’s only right that we use our blessings to bless other people). I promise to live in a manner fitting of the Varghese name.

[Update January 12, 2017: Campaign ended 2 days ago. Final total raised is $10 317.04 [enough money to sponsor 41 smiles]]

Day 1974: Don’t fight yourself just be

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Don’t fight who you are just be – that’s what I keep telling myself.

It’s 12 : 36 PM on day 1974 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 2 Thessalonians 2, learn one new thing – There are no pain receptors in the brain itself. But he meninges (coverings around the brain), periosteum (coverings on the bones), and the scalp all have pain receptors. Surgery can be done on the brain and technically the brain does not feel that pain. With that said, the brain is the tool we use to detect pain.–have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 082 so far only $4 168 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Today I realized I constantly have to resist the urge to fight all the things about me that I think are weird because though peculiar they may be those things are part of what make me who I am.

Day 1973: 21 Icons season 3 episode 20: Siya Xuza

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“I am an example of what happens when you give young South Africans opportunities.” – Siya Xuza

It’s 12 : 04 PM on day 1973 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read read 2 Thessalonians 1, learn one new thing – Despite its thick ice, Antarctica is classified as a desert because so little moisture falls from the sky. The inner regions of the continent receive an average of 2 inches (50 millimeters) of precipitation—primarily in the form of snow—each year. More rain falls in the Sahara desert. – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Stan Faryna donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Stan your ongoing support means the world to me ) which brings my total raised to $2 082 only $4 168 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning I watched season 3 episode 20 of 21 Icons featuring engineer and industrialist Siya Xuza I love Siya’s resourcefulness. Watch “21 Icons: Siya Xuza: Short Film” below:

Day 1972: Gratitude Challenge

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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. – Zig Ziglar

It’s 12 : 12 PM on day 1972 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read read 1 Thessalonians 5, have breakfast learn one new thing – Fish need oxygen too, but since they don t have lungs, they take oxygen from the water in which they live. The oxygen in the water available to fish is called dissolved oxygen (oxygen that is dissolved in the water). Fish use gills to take oxygen from water just as we use our lungs to take oxygen from the air.– and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Anatoli donated $15 and today Arunchachen donated $25 (thanks SO MUCH Anatoli and Arunchachen your support means a lot 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $2 057 only $4 193 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

Last night sitting around the dinner table I asked my mother and fifteen-year-old brother to name five things they were grateful for my brother looked at me like I was a total nutjob and asked why I believe that all our lives have energies and that the simplest way to change your life energy from negative to positive is to express gratitude so I hope all of you will take a moment daily to think about at least five things that you’re grateful for (I will ask my family to name the five things they are grateful for every night and hopefully my brother will one day actually think about it and say something other than why [a girl can dream, right? 🙂 ] ).

Day 1971: True Happiness Is…

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True happiness is found not in acquiring things you don’t have but in appreciating the things you do have – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 07 PM on day 1971 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read read 1 Thessalonians 4, learn one new thing -The word can also be used for other female equine animals, particularly mules and zebras, though a female donkey is usually called a “jenny.” A broodmare is a mare used for breeding. A horse’s female parent is known as its dam. An adult male horse is called a stallion, or, if castrated, a gelding. – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – raised $2 017 so far only $4 233 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning staring out at the tree and the sky through our dining room window I realized yet again that true happiness is found not in acquiring things you don’t have but in appreciating the things you do have.

Day 1970: “Torches” by Daughtry

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Love is like a torch that’s burning bright
Carry it on, carry it on and you’ll see
Fire will shine a light on the darkest side
Carry it on, carry it on

– Daughtry, “Torches”

It’s 12 : 29 PM on day 1970 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read read 1 Thessalonians 3, learn one new thing –New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. The last habitable landmass of any size to remain unpeopled. It is the last country on earth to have been inhabited permanently by humans.– have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – today Gaynor Young wrote The Smile Givers (thanks SO MUCH Gaynor for blogging about the campaign) and yesterday both Joubert Botha, founder of JobVine, Hashtag Radio and OfLocal, and LA Janssens made donations (thanks so much you guys 🙂 ) which brings my total raised to $2 017 only $4 233 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ) One more thing: If you want to support this campaign but can’t donate money right now you can donate your social media platforms to this campaign visit www.thunderclap.it/projects/37413-25-smiles to get involved in this way (thanks so much again you guys for all your support much appreciated 🙂 ).

Yesterday I heard “Torches” by Daughtry I just love the positive message of the song. Listen to “Torches” by Daughtry below:

Day 1969: Losing the battle to win the war

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Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war– that’s what I realized this morning.

It’s 12 : 15 PM on day 1969 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read read 1 Thessalonians 1, learn one new thing – Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. – have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign –raised $1 742 so far only $4 508 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ).

This morning something happened that made me realize that sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war oftentimes in life we get so focused on winning small battles that we lose sight of our end goal.

Day 1968: Intentionally ooze kindness

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Intentionally ooze kindness – that’s my message to the world.

It’s 11 : 49 AM on day 1968 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read 1 Thessalonians 1, learn one new thing – “In contrast to the fruit fly that has one eightieth the body size and flaps its wings 200 times each second, the much larger honeybee flaps its wings 230 times every second.”– have breakfast and work on my 25 Smiles Campaign – yesterday Priyachechi donated $25 ( thank you SO MUCH chechi i’m a bottomless pit but you know you love me LOL ) which brings my total raised to $1 742 only $4 508 more to raise by 10 Jan 2017 (SO GRATEFUL to everyone who has supported this campaign so far ) .

Today I decided that from this day onwards I was going to intentionally ooze kindness some people might misinterpret my intention but I’m going to ooze kindness anyway (here goes nothing).